Sermons from April 2020

Two Life-Changing Questions

Some questions are trivial. “Should I wear the red shirt or the purple shirt?” is a good example. Other questions, though, can change your whole life. “Will you marry me?” is in that category. Whether she says yes or no, nothing will ever be the same once she answers. In this sermon, we consider two…

God, Government & Authority

Americans are thinking a lot about government these days. Whether it’s economic and social restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, or the more familiar territory of a presidential election campaign, government authority is on everybody’s mind. That makes Matthew 22:15-22 a timely passage indeed! In vs. 21, Jesus famously tells us to “Give to Caesar…

Hope for Heavy Hearts: Tough Emotions & the Empty Tomb

The last several weeks have been emotionally exhausting for most people. Of course, everyone goes through tough seasons. But we don’t usually go through tough seasons all at the same time like we have with the coronavirus pandemic. On this corporately-emotional Resurrection Sunday, we look to Luke 24:1-12 for help connecting our own tough emotions…